Tekken 8 Director Katsuhiro Harada has revealed that he wants to get an official Waffle House stage introduced in the series, but the hopeful collaboration hasn’t really got off the ground as the US chain has been ignoring his calls.
Fans were asking Harada-san last year that Tekken should receive a stage set in a Waffle House, something which took him by surprise and asked why it’s been requested so much. Tekken fans explained that the US restaurant chain has been the backdrop of many viral videos, where fights have broke out at Waffle Houses and sometimes involved staff.
Now, the Tekken series producer has offered an update on a potential collaboration with Waffle House, stating that his attempts to contact the chain haven’t been exactly fruitful.
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To be honest, within the bounds of what I can say, I fully understand your (you guys) request – that’s precisely why I had considered taking on this challenge.
In fact, I had already been thinking about it quite a while ago. Over the past year or more, I’ve actually tried to make contact through several different channels. However, and this is purely my own speculation, I suspect that the lack of response may be due to the fact that the project I’m known for revolves around fighting-themed video games. By the way, no response = very rare case.
Harada went on to state that if he’s unable to get a Waffle House collaboration off the ground, then the team could instead introduce a stage set in a restaurant with ad different name, suggesting something like Hustle House.
Tekken 8 received its latest patch earlier today, version 2.01, which continues to address some of the major issues with Season 2, including adjusting Heat Burst and chip damage among other key areas.
[Source – Katsuhiro Harada on X via Automaton, VGC]